Chicago parking by block · North Lawndale · Ward 22

Parking at 3950 W Cermak

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3900–3999 W Cermak. Everything here is from City records — 20,300 parking tickets written across 128 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, September 22
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
3954 W Cermak Rd (1 min walk) · 2160 S Pulaski Rd (2 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 22, section 5. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
13
Mon
Apr
14
Tue
May
21
Thu
May
22
Fri
Jul
2
Thu
Jul
6
Mon
Aug
12
Wed
Aug
13
Thu
Sep
22
Tue
Sep
23
Wed
Nov
2
Mon
Nov
3
Tue

Streets to watch near 3950 W Cermak

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4100 W 21st Pl alone took 493 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning12,211 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones1,127 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks2,791 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,154 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks2,579 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 3954 W Cermak Rd — red-light camera, 1 min walk W
  • 2160 S Pulaski Rd — red-light camera, 2 min walk W

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • A spoken warning before you reach any of the 2 cameras nearby.
  • Your city sticker and plates bought on time — a missed sticker is $200.
  • The tickets you still get contested by mail, where 59% are dismissed.
The average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.
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Ticket counts are parking citations issued 2023–2025 from City of Chicago records obtained under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140), placed to the 100-block. Speed and red-light citations are counted separately. Street-cleaning dates are the City’s published 2026 season for ward 22, section 5. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.